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The founder of TalkTalk and the broadband group's biggest lender are exploring a move to take control of its consumer-facing operations after discussions with an external bidder faltered. Sky News has learnt that an exclusivity period granted to Opus Broadband to negotiate the acquisition of TalkTalk's retail arm expired earlier this week. City sources said the exclusivity would not be extended but added that TalkTalk remained in contact with Opus, which had lined up the private equity firm Alchemy Partners to help fund a deal.

CalPERS real estate commitments totaled $800M in Q1 2026, including $450M for an Ares value-add fund with a $3.1B fundraising target.

ARES's 28.8% six-month gain is backed by strong AUM growth, acquisitions, and shareholder returns, but will rising debt and valuation weigh on further upside?

Spire had been in talks with Toscafund, its second largest shareholder, for several months over a possible takeover.

Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) and Scion Group agreed to acquire a US$435 million student housing portfolio in their second major joint venture this year. The transaction increases Ares Management's exposure to student housing within its alternative real estate investments. The deal highlights the ongoing momentum in Ares Management's partnership approach with Scion Group. For readers looking to expand their watchlist with stocks tied to long term infrastructure and energy demand trends, the...

Billionaire Daniel Loeb’s Third Point opened about 16 new positions during the second quarter. Two of the new buys sit well outside the AI trade, and we decided to focus on those for this article. Loeb’s fund bought 580,000 shares of Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY), a stake worth about $48.2 million and 1.03% of the portfolio. […]

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller signaled support for holding interest rates steady amid emerging signs of disinflation. During a Reuters NEXT Newsmaker interview, Governor Waller stated that if the positive economic trends seen over the last few months continue in the data due over the next two weeks, he would be inclined to support holding the federal funds target rate at its current setting. Waller pointed out that the three-

Ares Management Corporation recently closed its Japan Logistics Development Partners V LP at its hard cap, raising ¥612 billion (about US$4 billion) for developing modern logistics facilities across key Japanese metropolitan areas, with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board committing ¥150 billion (about US$968 million) as a cornerstone investor. This fund, nearly 50% larger than its 2021 predecessor and already committed to projects representing about ¥450 billion in total investment,...

KKR manages nearly $800 billion in assets, yet its next big bet is a Phoenix company that fixes broken garage doors. The logic behind a $2 billion valuation reveals something unsettling about where private equity is hunting for returns.

Blackstone and Cliffwater have seen redemption requests of about 10% and 16%, respectively, at their private credit funds.

Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES) and The Scion Group have acquired four U.S. student housing communities for approximately $435 million, adding 2,316 beds near the University of Georgia, University of Tennessee, and Texas State University. It is the second major transaction for the Ares-Scion partnership in 2026, following their $910 million acquisition of 12 student housing […]

ARES is progressing well to reach its $750 billion 2028 AUM target, backed by strong fundraising and rising fee-paying assets.

Ares and Scion bought a $435M student housing portfolio with 2,316 beds near three universities, extending a partnership formed in May.

The overlapping portion of Business Development Company funds has risen from about 10% of the average portfolio in 2010 to over 55% today.

Ares Management oversees $671 billion in assets. The stock has rapid institutional accumulation and fast-growing dividend distributions.

BLK may sell TCPC's remaining $671M loan portfolio to reduce legacy credit risk while sharpening its broader private-credit strategy.

BlackRock is exploring a potential sale of its loan portfolio owned by TCP Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: TCPC) in another step towards reshaping the private credit vehicle after a difficult stretch. The asset manager has brought in Keefe, Bruyette & Woods...

Financial stocks were higher in late Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising

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Financial stocks were advancing in Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0.

Ares Management has notably underperformed the broader market over the past year, but analysts are moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Companies that consistently increase their sales, margins, or returns on capital are usually rewarded with the best returns, and those that can do all three for years on end are almost always the legendary stocks that return 100 times your money.

Ares Management stock has delivered a 119.8% total return over the past five years, yet current valuation checks suggest the shares trade at a premium, with the Excess Returns intrinsic value model and market multiples both pointing to an overvalued picture. Over five years, Ares Management has returned 119.8%, which puts recent declines over the last year into the context of a strong longer term run. Recent secondaries dealmaking in European direct lending can support expectations for...

The Fed has held rates steady, but inflation keeps threatening to push them higher again, and not every income investment handles that scenario the same way. Two BDCs with floating-rate portfolios are quietly positioned to turn a potential hike into a dividend windfall.

Wall Street’s bearish price targets for the stocks in this article signal serious concerns. Such forecasts are uncommon in an industry where maintaining cordial corporate relationships often trumps delivering the hard truth.

Jefferies Credit Partners is looking to raise €1 billion ($1.16 billion) for a new fund focused on private credit investments in the secondary market. Structured as a continuation vehicle, or staple deal, the fund would purchase loans previously originated by...

AMP climbs 14.6% YTD. Record AUM/AUA, rising earnings estimates and a discounted valuation support further upside.

Direct lender Ares Management is in talks to take control of UK-based insurance services firm Charles Taylor in a debt-for-equity swap, according to market sources. Ares first invested in the company in 2021, when it provided a roughly £395 million financing package to refinance a loan dating to Lovell Minnick Partners’ take-private of the company. Technology arm On Aug. 12 the company agreed to sell its technology arm, CT InsureTech, to Vencora, an insurance-software group owned by Constellatio

Financial stocks fell in late Monday afternoon trading with the NYSE Financial Index dropping 0.8% a

Financial stocks were lower in Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index and the State